Associated British Corporation

ABC Television or ABC Weekend TV was the British Independent Television (ITV) (commercial television) contractor on Saturdays and Sundays in the Midlands and North of England between 1956 and 1968.

Names used

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• Associated British Cinemas (Television) Limited (1955-1968)
• Associated British Corporation (1966-1970s on exports and on continuing productions on Thames)

On-air names:

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• Associated British (1956)
• ABC Television (1956-1968)
• ABC Weekend TV (1964-1968)

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• ABC (1956-1968)

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• All Bloody Commercials (joke nickname attributed to Bob Monkhouse)

Slogans used:

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• ABC - Associated British in the North (1956-1958)
• ABC - Associated British in the Midlands (1956-1958)
• ABC, your weekend TV (1958-1964)
• ABC, your weekend television in the north (1964-1968)
• ABC, your weekend television in the midlands (1964-1968)